SURFBOARD-RELATED OCULAR INJURIES

Surfboard-related eye injuries in New South Wales: a 1-year prospective study.

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of surfboard-related eye injuries (SREIs) in New South Wales in 1 year. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective questionnaire-based study of SREIs through reporting on injuries, treatment and outcomes by ophthalmologists and ophthalmology trainees in NSW and by patients of all ages with any SREIs on risk factors for SREIs that occurred between 30 Dece...

Ocular injuries related to air bag inflation.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The effectiveness of air bags as a safety device in decreasing fatalities and reducing morbidity in frontal impact motor vehicle accidents has been well established. However, case reports have surfaced documenting ocular injuries related to air bag inflation. The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze ocular injuries sustained during air bag inflation. PAT...

Occupational-related chemical ocular injuries: an analysis of 82 patients

Objectives.To investigate the characteristics of occupational chemical eye injuries. Methods.Medical records of patients, who were registered to hospital officially as occupational chemical eye injuries between January 2010 and December 2013, were reviewed. The age, gender, injured eye, chemical agent, nature of the chemical, ocular findings, emerging complications and the information whether t...

Ocular blast injuries.

Ocular fishhook injuries.

Ocular fishhook injuries are rare, yet potentially vision threatening as complications such as corneal scarring, retinal detachment and endophthalmitis may result. The surgical management of these cases is challenging due to the construction of barbed fishhooks.